Nina Gallas as 'Lulin'.

Melanie Sano on how sci-fi nostalgia helped her discover ‘Planet Lulin’

If you’ve “ever, ever felt like this” while watching strange things happen on the ABC’s upcoming children’s sci-fi Planet Lulin, you’re not going round the twist.

Creator, writer, and associate producer Melanie Sano told IF it was her intention for the series about the part extraterrestrial pre-teen to carry a distinct ’90s vibe, adding there was “something special” about doing an Australian children’s live-action program.

“There was so many of t...